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The Martyrs' Shrine in Midland, Ontario, [11] the site of the Jesuits' missionary work among the Huron, is the National Shrine to the Canadian Martyrs. A National Shrine of the North American Martyrs has been constructed and dedicated in Auriesville, New York . [ 12 ]
The shrine houses the bones of Brébeuf, and two other Canadian Martyrs. In 1907, Dennis O'Connor, Archbishop of Toronto, consecrated a small chapel at Waubaushene, near the site where Sts. Jean de Brébeuf and Gabriel Lalemant were martyred. In 1925, Fr. John M. Filion, provincial superior of Jesuits in Canada, decided to pursue the ...
In 1646, Jogues was martyred by the Mohawk at their village of Ossernenon, near the Mohawk River. Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf and six other martyred missionaries, all Jesuit priests or laypeople associated with them, were canonized by the Catholic Church in 1930; [ 1 ] they are known as the Canadian Martyrs , or the North American Martyrs.
A French priest accompanied the explorer Jacques Cartier, performing the first ever recorded Holy Mass on Canadian soil on July 7, 1534, on the shores of the Gaspé Peninsula. It was followed by conversion of the First Nations into the fold of Catholicism. Soon after, more and more religious congregations set foot in Canada especially among ...
16 Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops, Martyrs 1555. 17 Etheldreda, or Audrey, Queen, Abbess of Ely, 679. 18 St Luke the Evangelist. 25 (Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs 285.) 26 Cedd, Missionary, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664. Alfred, King of the West Saxons, 899. 28 St Simon the Zealot and St Jude, the Apostles. St Jude the Brother of ...
Tobacco Nation country near Collingwood, Ontario, Canada: Venerated in: Catholic Church: Canonized: 1930 by Pope Pius XI: Major shrine: Shrine of the Canadian Martyrs ...
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Daniel and seven other martyrs were canonized by Pope Pius XI on 29 June 1930. [2] The liturgical celebration of the Holy Martyrs of Canada takes place on 26 September in Canada and 19 October in the universal Church. [7] St. Anthony Daniel Roman Catholic church and parish, Kitchener, Ontario, is named for him. [8]